Mar 2-4 ATHLETICS - European Indoor Championships, Birmingham.

Mar 4 WORLD SUPERBIKES - Australia.

Mar 4 BASKETBALL - BBL Trophy final.

Mar 5-18 TENNIS - ATP/WTA Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells.

Mar 7 FOOTBALL - Champions League last 16 second leg.

Mar 8 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup last 16 first leg.

Mar 9-11 RALLYING - Rally Mexico.

Mar 10 FOOTBALL - FA Cup quarter-finals.

Mar 10 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations: Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield; Italy v Wales, Stadio Flaminio.

Mar 10 RUGBY LEAGUE - Challenge Cup Round Three

Mar 10 MOTO GP - Qatar GP.

Mar 11 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations: England v France, Twickenham.

Mar 13 CRICKET - World Cup starts.

Mar 13-25 CRICKET - World Cup Group Stages.

Mar 13 RACING - Cheltenham National Hunt Festival - Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle.

Mar 14 RACING - Cheltenham National Hunt Festival - Queen Mother Champions Chase.

Mar 15 RACING - Cheltenham National Hunt Festival - Ladbrokes World Hurdle.

Mar 15 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup last 16 second leg.

Mar 16 RACING - Cheltenham National Hunt Festival - totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Mar 17 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations: Wales v England, Millennium Stadium; Italy v Ireland, Stadio Flaminio; France v Scotland, Stade de France.

Mar 18 FOOTBALL - CIS Insurance Cup final.

Mar 18 FORMULA ONE - Australian GP.

Mar4 18 A1GP - Brazil.

Mar 19-Apr 1 TENNIS - ATP/WTA NASDAQ-100 Open, Miami.

Mar 22 GOLF - WGC-CA Championship.

Mar 24 FOOTBALL - Euro 2008 Qualifiers.

Mar 24 RUGBY UNION - EDF Energy Cup semi-finals.

Mar 24 ATHLETICS - World Cross-country Championships, Mombasa.

Mar 25-Apr 21 CRICKET - World Cup Super Eights.

Mar 25-Apr 1 SNOOKER - China Open, Beijing.

Mar 25 MOTO GP - Spanish GP.

Mar 25 A1GP - Mexico.

Mar 25 ICE HOCKEY - Elite League regular season ends.

Mar 28 FOOTBALL - Euro 2008 Qualifiers.

Mar 29-Apr 1 CYCLING - World Track Championships, Palma de Mallorca.

Mar 30-Apr 1 RUGBY UNION - Heineken Cup quarter-finals, European Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Mar 30-Apr 1 RALLYING - Rally de Portugal.

Mar 31 RUGBY LEAGUE - Challenge Cup Round Four